About the Migration Agency

In Sweden, the Migration Agency is the authority that considers applications from people who want to take up permanent residence in Sweden, come for a visit, seek protection from persecution or become Swedish citizens.

Overviews and statistics from previous years

*The numbers include family members to persons with work permits.

Mouseover the bars or click on them to see exact numbers.

Statistics from previous years as Pdf and Excel

The numbers from previous years show permits for employees, their area of work and citizenship. The figures do not cover athletes, artists, au-pairs, self-employed, visiting researchers, trainees, holiday workers or family members to employees.